Alan Wake confirmed for PC launch

So it turns out that the rumours were true – Alan Wake on PC is a real thing that is actually happening, Remedy Games has confirmed. IT’S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!

Like a chocolate-dipped gingerbread man appearing on my desk right now.

Right… now!

Damn it; looks like we’re all out of Christmas miracles for today.

In the meantime though, the news came out of London late yesterday, where Remedy vice-prez Aki Järvilehto made the announcement at a press conference.

The game is scheduled for a PC launch on Steam sometime next year, although no release date has been announced just yet. One thing at a time here.

Apparently the PC version also comes with both DLC add-ons from the Xbox version, The Signal and The Writer, as freebies. I’m sure that totally makes up for the two year wait, doesn’t it, PC gamers? Of course it does.

“The game has nailed suspense and atmosphere to an enormous hypothetical brick wall with the words “SUSPENSE” and “ATMOSPHERE” spray painted across it, probably with something like Luminol,” I wrote in my Alan Wake review.

“The story is superb, supported by a bunch of exceedingly well-conceived – and frequently intriguing – characters, as well as some very decent voice acting, and it leaves enough holes to make a sequel not only entirely inevitable, but something THAT CAN’T GET HERE SOON ENOUGH. And while the game’s shamelessly showing its influences all over the place, Alan Wake manages to be something altogether unique in itself. I’ve just never played anything quite like it.”

And just to keep that hype dialed up to MAXIMUM EXCITE, here’s a PC screenshot. There’s only one. It’s just that exciting.